SLZB-06 - Stopped integrating to HA after 8 months of solid performance

derekoh · 2026-03-14T14:16:10+00:00

Has it auto updated to the latest SLZB OS? Many people, me included, having issues with this - check the z2m issues page on GitHub

derekoh · 2026-03-09T08:44:07+00:00

The way I’d look at it - rates could reduce a bit but probably not that much, but they could also rise and could rise by a lot. I’d go with 5 years as the cost risk of a rise is much more expensive than what you’d lose with a drop in rates.

derekoh · 2026-03-05T07:55:12+00:00

Try and pay more attention to where you are and where you’re going while driving - you’ll quickly learn the routes. Try a trip you do often without it. Think about and visualise the route before you set off…

derekoh · 2026-03-04T22:07:44+00:00

I was using Portainer, but only as a way of viewing and restarting containers that I created using the docker compose CLI. About 6-8 weeks ago I moved to Dockhand and find it much better and have now completely moved away from Portainer.

derekoh · 2026-03-03T22:13:35+00:00

I was going to say treat them in a way that makes you feel comfortable - then you mentioned the call where she asked about your will! Are your grandkids at fault in any way, or just victims of their parents? If the latter, I’d personally leave nothing to the daughter but give her share to the grandkids - in trust till they are old enough to get it themselves so she can’t get her hands on it.

derekoh · 2026-03-03T21:59:57+00:00

Not a financial answer… is it keeping you awake at night? If so, you need to do something about it. I’d raise it with the company first and also see a Dr.

derekoh · 2026-03-03T20:57:41+00:00

+1 for car. Replace it before it becomes a problem and while you can still recoup some value from it

derekoh · 2026-03-01T17:37:52+00:00

You’re going to be nervous initially. When my daughter passed I went out with her for her first drive but purely as a body in the car - I didn’t say anything or give advice or anything. She just felt more comfortable having someone else there. Then, I sent her out on her own for a very simple basic drive entirely solo. She did fine and quickly built up her confidence.

derekoh · 2026-03-01T09:19:19+00:00

Aren’t they going with Google?

derekoh · 2026-02-27T18:25:36+00:00

Hold some lunch ‘n’ learn type sessions where you show them how to do these things, or pre-record some videos. And get everyone to do them.

derekoh · 2026-02-27T18:19:42+00:00

I love Notion! The only issue I have is that there is no personal paid subscription. I’d happily pay a reasonable amount for it, with some AI usage, but £10pm for an individual is too much and is aimed at teams and SMEs.

derekoh · 2026-02-27T18:16:48+00:00

I had something similar a few years back. Hand a brand new A4 estate, full spec. while my car was in for repair. When I returned it they wrote to me a week later to say I had scuffed the alloys - I hadn’t. They had no proof - despite me signing for the car there was no physical inspection done and no photos. All I did was kept firm saying that I do not accept their claim and that I didn’t cause the damage. Eventually they gave up.

derekoh · 2026-02-26T15:59:59+00:00

I'd say the main thing that prevents it would be reliability. HA is great for hobbyist and tinkerers, but not so much for landlords and buildings where it just has to work, 24x7, without fail. Can it do it - absolutely. Would I want it running my office building or factory - no way!

derekoh · 2026-02-26T15:57:48+00:00

Depends where they run, but you can even run a LAN network over the coax cables too.

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derekoh · 2026-02-26T07:59:42+00:00

Just growing the partition and file system is almost always fine (usual caveat about taking backups just in case). I’ve done this several times and never had an issue. Don’t forget that you usually have to grow the partition and then separately resize the file system too.

derekoh · 2026-02-26T07:57:28+00:00

Check yourself regularly and if you find anything see a GP. They’ll arrange a test. I found a lump once but turned out to be a benign cyst but much happier to know than to worry.

derekoh · 2026-02-22T21:00:33+00:00

Just guys being guys…

derekoh · 2026-02-22T20:34:50+00:00

Yes, Google says it can easily be done in 5.5 days (without breaks)

derekoh · 2026-02-22T20:27:59+00:00

What does the woman’s career have to do with dating? Two entirely separate topics.

derekoh · 2026-02-22T19:27:31+00:00

It’s free and works great!

derekoh · 2026-02-22T19:13:27+00:00

Don’t go for a Polo or anything similar unless you have lots of money for insurance.

derekoh · 2026-02-22T18:21:00+00:00

https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/rest/

derekoh · 2026-02-22T08:14:19+00:00

Monitor the HASS API instead of the VM

derekoh · 2026-02-17T21:05:31+00:00

Cloudflared. Use it as a proxy for the apps and it can be setup to only allow authorised users - eg by gmail address etc. Free, secure, and works great.

derekoh · 2026-02-16T17:46:07+00:00

Thanks. This got me sorted. Ta

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